Sialang riau forest honey is honey produced from various types (more than one) flower nectar by Apis Dorsata type bees. This type of bee is grazed in the forest area in Riau. The sialang riau forest honey is harvested in summer and winter.
The sialang riau forest honey has a blackish brown characteristic. Sialang Riau's Forest Honey Flavor is dominantly sweet and there is a slight taste of it. In addition, sialang riau forest honey has a distinctive aroma of strong sialang honey. Sialang is a type of tree that is large and high in stems, the diameter of the tree trunk can reach 100 cm or more, and its height can reach 25 to 30 meters. Bees build their nests on tree branches. One sialang tree can contain up to 50 nests even more, where each nest can contain up to about 10 kilograms of natural native honey.

The sialang tree is a tree that consists of the types of Kedundung, Batu, Balau, Kruing, Ara and others which when nestled by forest bees (apis dorsata), the people in Sumatra, especially in Riau, will call them sialang trees. Many sialang trees exist in the Tesso Nilo forest, which is included in the 3 regencies: Pelalawan district, Kuantan Sengingi and Kampar, Riau province.

The existence of sialang trees is a natural resource asset for local communities living around the Tesso Nilo forest. Sustainable natural forest management carried out by local communities is reflected in the utilization of the sialang tree potential.